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Show 250 SOLANACEAE Locanum duloamera L. Lyaopersioon esculentum Mill Solarium triflorum Nutt. SPARGANIACEAE Sparganium eurycarpwn Engelm. TYPHACEAE Typha doming ens- is ? ers. Typha latifolia L- ULMACEAE Ulmus pumila L. UMBELLIFERAE Berula ereota Conium maaulatum L. Cymopteris longipes S. Wats. Lomatium grayi ( Coult. & Rose) Lomatium spp. URTICACEAE Urtioa dioica L. ssp. gracilis ( Ait.) Seland VERBENACEAE Verbena bracteata Lag. & Rodr. ZYGOPHYLLACEAE Tribulus terrestris L. NIGHTSHADE FAMILY European Bittersweet Tomato Nightshade BUR- REED FAMILY Broad- fruited Bur- reed CATTAIL FAMILY Narrowleaf Cattail Common Cattail ELM FAMILY Siberian Elm PARSLEY FAMILY Waterparsnip Poison Hemlock Coriander Desert Parsley Desert Parsley STINGING- NETTLE FAMILY Slim Stinging Nettle VERBENA FAMILY Big- Bract Verbena CLATROP FAMILY Puncture Weed LOCATION cultivated cultivated fields marshes marshes marshes cultivated marsh marsh lower plains lower plains lower plains moist areas fields fields Plants Important to Wildlife Of those plants occurring in the Great Salt Lake area several are important to wildlife for both food and cover. Among the more important of these plants are: Junipers: Their twigs and foliage are used extensively by hoofed browsers, small fruit produced is also used by bluebirds, grosbeaks, jays, waxwings, and most types of small mammals. Saltbush: The small seeds are used by small mammals and birds Twigs and foliage are eaten by rabbits and hoofed browsers. |